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|Reverse description=Zeus Strategos standing facing, head right, wearing himation, holding scepter. To left, XAP above eagle flying . | |Reverse description=Zeus Strategos standing facing, head right, wearing himation, holding scepter. To left, XAP above eagle flying . | ||
|Mint=Syracuse | |Mint=Syracuse | ||
|Ancient region= | |Ancient region=Sicily | ||
|Date from=214 BCE | |Date from=214 BCE | ||
|Date to=212 BCE | |Date to=212 BCE | ||
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|Axis=9 | |Axis=9 | ||
|Denomination=10 litrai | |Denomination=10 litrai | ||
|Coin series reference=Babelon 1924, n° 1394 (same dies) ; Burnett 1983, p. 24, n° 38 (same dies as illustration) ; HGC 2, n° 1413 | |Coin series reference=Babelon 1924, n° 1394 (same dies) ; Burnett 1983, p. 24, n° 38 (same dies as illustration) ; HGC 2, n° 1413 | ||
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/syracuse.burnett_1983.38 | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/syracuse.burnett_1983.38 | ||
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|Overstruck reverse description=Winged thunderbolt. Magistrate name above. | |Overstruck reverse description=Winged thunderbolt. Magistrate name above. | ||
|Overstruck mint=Syracuse | |Overstruck mint=Syracuse | ||
|Overstruck ancient region= | |Overstruck ancient region=Sicily | ||
|Overstruck authority=Hieronymus of Syracuse (tyrant of Syracuse, 215-214 BC) | |Overstruck authority=Hieronymus of Syracuse (tyrant of Syracuse, 215-214 BC) | ||
|Overstruck date from=215 BCE | |Overstruck date from=215 BCE | ||
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|Overstruck period=Hellenistic | |Overstruck period=Hellenistic | ||
|Overstruck denomination=10 litrai | |Overstruck denomination=10 litrai | ||
|Coin series reference overstruck=Holloway 1969, n° 6-14, 21-30, 33-36, 40-50, 52, 55-59, 61 ; HGC 2, n° 1567 | |Coin series reference overstruck=Holloway 1969, n° 6-14, 21-30, 33-36, 40-50, 52, 55-59, 61 ; HGC 2, n° 1567 | ||
|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/syracuse.holloway_1969.3-16_18-38_40-52_55-60 | |Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/syracuse.holloway_1969.3-16_18-38_40-52_55-60 | ||
|Frequency of overstrikes=rare and concentrated | |||
|Level of confidence=sure | |||
|Remarks="Overstruck on a 10 Litrai of Hieronymos" | |Remarks="Overstruck on a 10 Litrai of Hieronymos" | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:31, 5 August 2023
214 BCE - 212 BCE | ΣYPAKOΣIΩN
Images
Overstriking coin
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SO_189_-_Syracuse_(10_litrai_Persephone-Zeus).jpg
Overstruck variety
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Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Triton, 16 Jan. 2013, n° 243 ; Numismatica Ars Classica, 29, 11 May 2005, 135 ; Lanz, 36, 21 April 1986, 115. | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | A. D. Moretti collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Persephone left, wearing earring, necklace and wreath of grain ears. In field, long torch. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΣYPAKOΣIΩN (Greek) Zeus Strategos standing facing, head right, wearing himation, holding scepter. To left, XAP above eagle flying . |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Syracuse | Ancient regionAncient region. | Sicily | Modern countryModern country: Italy | AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources: |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 214 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 212 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 8.478.47 g <br />8,470 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: 10 litrai
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AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 99 mm <br />0.9 cm <br /> |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2525 mm <br />2.5 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Babelon 19241Babelon 1924, n° 1394 (same dies), Burnett 19832Burnett 1983, p. 24, n° 38 (same dies as illustration), HGC 23HGC 2, n° 1413 | |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Diademed head of Hieronymos left. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | BAΣΙΛΕOΣ IEPONYMOY (Greek) Winged thunderbolt. Magistrate name above. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Syracuse | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Sicily | Modern countryModern country: Italy | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Hieronymus of Syracuse (tyrant of Syracuse, 215-214 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 215 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 214 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | 10 litrai
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References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Holloway 19694Holloway 1969, n° 6-14, 21-30, 33-36, 40-50, 52, 55-59, 61, HGC 23HGC 2, n° 1567 | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and concentrated | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
| RemarksRemarks: | "Overstruck on a 10 Litrai of Hieronymos" | ||
References
- ^ Babelon, Jean (1924-1936), Catalogue de la collection de Luynes : monnaies grecques, 4 vol., Paris, Bibliothèque nationale.
- ^ Burnett, Andrew M. (1983), "The Enna hoard and the silver coinage of the Syracusan Democracy", Revue Suisse de Numismatique, 62, p. 5-26, pl. 1-10.
- a b Hoover, Oliver D. (2012), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series. 2. Handbook of the Coins of Sicily (Including Lipara). Civic, Royal, Siculo-Punic, and Romano-Sicilian Issues. Sixth to First Centuries BC, Lancaster-London, 489 p.
- ^ Holloway, Ross R. (1969), The Thirteen-Months Coinage of Hieronymos of Syracuse, AMUGS, III, Berlin, 47 p., 12 pl., 27.5 cm
